New Delhi/Washington, June 4 (UNI) US President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden said they are “heartbroken by the tragic news of the deadly train crash in India”, and their prayers go out to those who lost loved ones in the crash and the many who were injured in the terrible accident, the White House said in a statement.
The statement said that the US and India “share deep bonds rooted in the ties of family and culture that unite our two nations—and people all across America mourn alongside the people of India.
“As the recovery effort continues, we will hold the people of India in our thoughts.”
The statement came as the death toll in the deadly train crash in Balasore, Odisha, rose to nearly 300 dead, and around 1,000 injured.
Many world leaders have in messages to President Droupadi Murmu and PM Narendra Modi condoled the loss of lives in the accident.
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